Why do you think the Israelites were taken over by so many other empires? (3 complete sentences) Ñ 1. Assyrians – 722 BCE (2700 ya)

Ñ 2. Neo-Babylonians – 597 BCE (2600 ya)

Ñ 3. Persians – 539 BCE (2500 ya)

Ñ 4. Greeks – 168 BCE (2200 ya)

Ñ 5. Romans – 63 BCE (2100 ya)

The above empires took over Israel.

BCE = Before Common Era, Before Christ was born.

ya = years ago

What explains the increase in life expectancy in botswana? a. the increased availability of jobs and an improved economy b. access to antiretroviral drugs, hiv/aids education, and widespread hiv/aids testing c. a series of military takeovers that stabilized the political system and led to education reform and increased literacy rates d. a recent military coup that led to an improved healthcare system select the best answer from the choices provided.

What are three supporting points as to why opium was wrong in the chinese trade? why should it have stopped? (opium wars)

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.